Guided Question: What is litter and how does it affect my life?
photo retrieved from http://greenroom.asda.com/store/portsmouth?page=24
Procedures:
1. Walk around the classroom and drop classroom trash (crumpled up papers, paperclips, tape, pen caps, erasers, used sticky notes, etc) on the floor. Act as if it doesn't matter and it's find because you're done with it. Think out loud about what you are doing and why.
2. Once the students react stop and ask discussion questions. What is wrong with what I am doing? Why? Explain why you think it is OK such as, I'm done with it, I wanted it off my desk, It was stuck to my shoe, I messed up on that paper, etc.
3. Have students come to the carpet walking over and through the trash you dropped.
4. Write 'What is litter and how does it effect our lives?' on the board. Have them turn and talk to a shoulder partner to brainstorm anything they think they know about litter. Have students share what they know about litter already and record it on a KWL chart. Use discussions questions like:
Where have you seen litter?
Have you ever seen someone litter? When and where? How did it make you feel?
Have you ever littered? Why? How did it make you feel?
Is litter bad? Why?
Also, add to the chart what they are wondering about litter.
5. Break students into small groups (4-5). Each group will be responsible for learning about a different aspect that is affected by litter including air, water, plants, animals and people and then share with the class what they learned using the app Tellagami. Students will need to take on specific roles within the group such as researcher, recorder, editor, creator, time manager. Explain what each role entails and allow students to select their roles.
6. Share and add what they learned to the KWL and any new wonders they have.
Guided Question: What is litter and how does it affect my life?
Procedures:
1. Walk around the classroom and drop classroom trash (crumpled up papers, paperclips, tape, pen caps, erasers, used sticky notes, etc) on the floor. Act as if it doesn't matter and it's find because you're done with it. Think out loud about what you are doing and why.
2. Once the students react stop and ask discussion questions. What is wrong with what I am doing? Why? Explain why you think it is OK such as, I'm done with it, I wanted it off my desk, It was stuck to my shoe, I messed up on that paper, etc.
3. Have students come to the carpet walking over and through the trash you dropped.
4. Write 'What is litter and how does it effect our lives?' on the board. Have them turn and talk to a shoulder partner to brainstorm anything they think they know about litter. Have students share what they know about litter already and record it on a KWL chart. Use discussions questions like:
Where have you seen litter?
Have you ever seen someone litter? When and where? How did it make you feel?
Have you ever littered? Why? How did it make you feel?
Is litter bad? Why?
Also, add to the chart what they are wondering about litter.
5. Break students into small groups (4-5). Each group will be responsible for learning about a different aspect that is affected by litter including air, water, plants, animals and people and then share with the class what they learned using the app Tellagami. Students will need to take on specific roles within the group such as researcher, recorder, editor, creator, time manager. Explain what each role entails and allow students to select their roles.
6. Share and add what they learned to the KWL and any new wonders they have.
Guided Resources:
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/index.html?load=garbage_recycling
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/water-bottle-pollution/?ar_a=1